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Mississippi Code 1972
Title 11 - CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDUREChapter 7 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS
IN GENERAL
Section 11-7-73 - Disclaiming title and tendering of amends in action for trespass

Miss. Code § 11-7-73

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Section 11-7-73 - Disclaiming title and tendering of amends in action for trespass

In actions in justice court for trespass on land, the defendant may plead that he disclaims any title or claim to the land in question, and that the trespass was involuntary or by negligence, and that he tendered or offered sufficient amends therefor before suit brought, and he shall thereupon bring the amount so tendered into court; and unless the plaintiff in such action shall recover more damage than the amount so tendered, he shall be adjudged to pay the costs of the action.

Miss. Code § 11-7-73

Codes, 1857, ch. 61, art. 104; 1871, § 607; 1880, § 1555; 1892, § 691; 1906, § 749; Hemingway's 1917, § 532; 1930, § 541; 1942, § 1485; Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 20, eff. 7/1/1991.